Two Island writers will be sharing their original stories and monologues at the next Tales for the Telling this Friday, March 28 in Parksville.

Cindy Shantz and Judy Millar, otherwise known as WordChickz, have both had numerous works published, and they will be entertaining at the McMillan Arts Centre (the MAC) with both humorous and poignant original stories this Friday.

Millar has won numerous awards for her work, including the John Kenneth Galbraith Literary Award for her short story The Insomniac. Shantz has had her personal essays published in various newspapers, including The Globe and Mail, and has also written and produced a play.

Tales for the Telling is a popular story-telling series for adults that runs on the fourth Friday of every month at the MAC, located at 133 McMillan Street.

The show starts at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $10 and be purchased at the centre, open Tuesday through Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tickets will also be available at the door that evening starting at 7 p.m.

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